GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

Random words

WordMeaning
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
crypticsecret
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
palliddeficient in color : wan
virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
pariaha member of a low caste of southern India
rubrican authoritative rule
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory